what a waste of P&D

Right, but all of them require a different app to use, now you have an all in one app that actually works. So now grandpa and grandma dont have to go find an app that is not user friendly. This works with all carriers and its free of charge. They dont have any service restrictions like Skype, Google Voice, or limitations of any kind a huge plus for anyone that likes to use VoIP and sending text over data.